September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and Ashish Behari, M.D. of Summit Urology Group
discussed who is at the most risk for
developing prostate cancer and options for those who are diagnosed with
prostate cancer, including robotic surgery available at Chambersburg
Hospital.
According to Behari, the American Cancer Society estimates that in
the United States for 2015 there will be about 220,800 new cases of
prostate cancer and about 27,540 deaths from prostate cancer.
Approximately one man in seven will be diagnosed with prostate cancer
during his lifetime.
Prostate cancer occurs mainly in older men with about six cases in
ten diagnosed in men aged 65 or older. Bahari explained that it is the
second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind only Lung
Cancer.
Dr. Behari is an expert at robotic surgery and explained how at
Chambersburg Hospital, he can remove the prostate using robotic surgery,
through use of the DaVinci robot. He has performed more than 500 of
these types of procedures in his career.
For more information, please contact the Summit Urology Group at (717) 217-6803 or visit SummitHealth.org/Urology.
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